The American military is conducting an investigation after a strike on a girls’ school in the city of Minab in southern Iran. Preliminary investigation data suggest that the US armed forces might have been involved in the attack, but there are no final conclusions yet. The incident occurred against the backdrop of the start of … Read more
In the center of Budapest, two armored vehicles of the Ukrainian state bank “Oschadbank” were detained, carrying tens of millions of dollars, euros, and bank gold. The incident provoked a sharp reaction from Kyiv: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine accused the Hungarian authorities of effectively seizing Ukrainian citizens and valuables, calling the incident … Read more
The first chief architect of Tel Aviv – a city destined to become one of the most influential capitals in the world, was a native of Uman, Yehuda Magidovich, the son of Uman women’s hat designer Binyamin Zvi and Uman housewife named Rachel. When one of the founders of the State of Israel and its … Read more
“There is a law, and it says: ‘If someone comes to kill you — kill him first.’ The most important part. Therefore, defending your country is a commandment of God. There is such a commandment: ‘Do not cross the border.’ It is written in the Torah, in the Bible, right? Therefore, those who came here … Read more
He was the vice-president of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR, chairman Roman Shukhevych), deputy Stepan Bandera in the OUN and at the same time he is a “Righteous Among the Nations”. Fedor Vovk (in emigration – Ivan Vovchuk), together with his wife Yelizaveta Shkandel, saved many Jews in Nazi-occupied Nikopol, says in The Jerusalem … Read more
Righteous Among the Nations Oleksandra Shulezhko: How a Ukrainian Woman Saved 102 Children During the Holocaust It is well known that on May 14th, Ukraine marks the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians Who Rescued Jews During World War II. These people were awarded the honorary title of Righteous Among the Nations by the State of … Read more
As promised, we continue our discussion of a Jew from Ukraine – Ze’ev Jabotinsky. #jewsukraine 📝 The biography of Vladimir Zeev is really full of interesting facts, so today we are publishing the second of two posts about him. — First see – Jews from Ukraine: Vladimir Zeev Jabotinsky. 👦🏻 Childhood and youth: Vladimir Jabotinsky … Read more
The question “why doesn’t Russia rebel” is being asked in Ukraine and increasingly in Israel, where the war in Europe is not seen as a “distant conflict” but as part of a common axis of threats: Moscow–Tehran (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and other allied RF terrorist formations), suppression technologies, drones, missiles, sanctions, Syria. On the surface, … Read more
Every autumn, the city of Uman in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Jews from all over the world who come to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This event symbolizes not only a religious tradition, but also a deep historical connection between the Jewish people and … Read more
June 10 is the birthday of the legendary “Dido Panas” – Petro Vesklyarov (Pinchas Khaimovich Vesklyar). The future actor was born in Talne, Uman County, Kyiv Province (now Cherkasy region) and came from a Jewish family. A significant legend spread that, being the host of the children’s program “Good Night, Kids”, which was broadcast live, … Read more